Forbes magazine just released the 2011 list of the top earning female musicians and once again Lady Gaga led the rest of the pack with an astounding $90 million.
The calculations were based on the time frame from May 2010 to May 2011. The next closest entertainers on the list were Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, who raked in $45 million and $44 million respectively, a mere half of what Gaga amassed.
We were shocked to discover that despite her humongous net worth, the pop star can’t stomach the thought of plunking down money for some real estate of her own. She has been a NYC apartment dweller for years and is perfectly content with that arrangement.
She recently told Ellen DeGeneres, “What a waste of money to buy a place when I’m on the road. Even though it might not seem like a big deal, it still hurts to hand over that much, to actually write the check. It’s a lot of money.”
She also admits that she had to self-medicate before sending off her last payment to Uncle Sam, “We were just laughing about when I signed my income tax return this year I had to get completely wasted. They were just holding me up, it’s unbelievable.”
Check out the rest of the Top 10 female moneymakers after the jump as well as the Ellen interview:
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